Why is Ares so hated by almost everyone in Greek mythology?

Ares is a god of war, but also of destruction. His own father Zeus tells Ares that his bloodlust makes him the most hated of the Olympians. He is depicted as being fickle with his allegiance, sometimes assisting one side in a conflict, sometimes the other. read more

A reason why other characters in Greek mythology, other gods, didn't like Ares was because he was the only actual son of both Zeus and Hera. All of the younger gods descended from Zeus (Artemis, Apollo, Hercules etc) to varying degrees had to put up with the fact that Hera hated them— representing Zeus' infidelity to her as they did. read more

Humans writing about Greek mythology don't like Ares because they decided he's a symbol of war and war is horrifyingly unpleasant. A reason why other characters in Greek mythology, other gods, didn't like Ares was because he was the only actual son of both Zeus and Hera. read more